Cradle Cap

My lo is 10 weeks old and has cradle cap, I've been using baby oil and brushing but the pediatrician said that it is moving down his body. He has dry scaly spots near his elbows and knees and on his thighs. Has anyone had this? How can I treat it on his body? More washing/less washing... more lotion? Please help!

My lo is 10 weeks old and has cradle cap, I've been using baby oil and brushing but the pediatrician said that it is moving down his body. He has dry scaly spots near his elbows and knees and on his thighs. Has anyone had this? How can I treat it on his body? More washing/less washing... more lotion? Please help!

Little Remedies makes a cradle cap lotion that you rub on,kind of brush in,and then wash off in the tub. It is amazing stuff. I always used it while my daughter was in the tub and after a few washes her cradle cap was all gone. Also are you sure the scaly patches on the body are cradle cap as well? It could be eczema? I also was told not to use Johnson and Johnson baby products. My daughter has sensitive skin and excema so we had to use Baby Magic or Cetaphil. Hope some of what I said helps! Good Luck!

Little Remedies makes a cradle cap lotion that you rub on,kind of brush in,and then wash off in the tub. It is amazing stuff. I always used it while my daughter was in the tub and after a few washes her cradle cap was all gone. Also are you sure the scaly patches on the body are cradle cap as well? It could be eczema? I also was told not to use Johnson and Johnson baby products. My daughter has sensitive skin and excema so we had to use Baby Magic or Cetaphil. Hope some of what I said helps! Good Luck!

I thought my baby had that when she was younger and my pediatrician recommended t-gel, it stinks but works great. Leave it on for 5 mins before rinsing it off. Don't put baby lotions on their head, can make it worse. I started using cetaphil (also ped recommended) on her skin and its helped the dry patches a lot! Good luck!

I thought my baby had that when she was younger and my pediatrician recommended t-gel, it stinks but works great. Leave it on for 5 mins before rinsing it off. Don't put baby lotions on their head, can make it worse. I started using cetaphil (also ped recommended) on her skin and its helped the dry patches a lot! Good luck!

thank you katrina2100 I will try the Little Remedies for his head. The ped said that it was the cradle cap moving down his body even though we told the ped that lo's father has exzema. I will try changing the body wash as well cause it is Johnson and Johnson.

thank you katrina2100 I will try the Little Remedies for his head. The ped said that it was the cradle cap moving down his body even though we told the ped that lo's father has exzema. I will try changing the body wash as well cause it is Johnson and Johnson.

Thank you lilpunkin412... I haven't heard of t-gel is it perscribed or over the counter? I haven't put baby lotion on his head, just baby oil... I will try the cetaphil, can i get it at wal-mart or any drug store? sorry FTM here lol also he has a stork bite on the back of his neck and it is also starting to peel and turn red, any suggestions for that? From what I've read, the peeling on his stork bite is exzema, which could explain his dry scaly spots on his body, correct? Thanks for the response everyone!

Thank you lilpunkin412... I haven't heard of t-gel is it perscribed or over the counter? I haven't put baby lotion on his head, just baby oil... I will try the cetaphil, can i get it at wal-mart or any drug store? sorry FTM here lol also he has a stork bite on the back of his neck and it is also starting to peel and turn red, any suggestions for that? From what I've read, the peeling on his stork bite is exzema, which could explain his dry scaly spots on his body, correct? Thanks for the response everyone!

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